Legal Opinion

P & L Const. Co., Inc. v. Lankford

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided January 3, 1978PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

P & L Construction Company and the Auto-Owners Insurance Company have appealed a decision by the Circuit Court of Williamson County awarding benefits un der the Workmen’s Compensation Act to Billy Lankford, an employee of the construction company. The appellants raise two questions: First, they assert that there is insufficient medical evidence to establish that the employee’s injury arose out of and in the course of Lankford’s employment. Secondly, they contend that, in the event that Lankford’s claim is upheld, he should receive the minimum disability payments under…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sudduth v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Lynch v. La RueTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Clingan v. Fairchance Lumber Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. American Insurance Co. v. IsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Harvey Auto Supply Inc. v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1975

3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Woodrow Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  2. Orman v. Williams Sonoma, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Downen v. Allstate Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Tindall v. Waring Park Ass'nTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Reeser v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1997

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